Pocket cigarette machine



. 4 1,530,875 J. A. ZIEGLER POCKET CIGARETTE MACHINE March 24, 1925.

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IUNITYED'ISTATESV PATENT OFF aroma: A. ZIEGLER, or Deanna, VIRGINIA.

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POCKET CIGARETTE MACHINE.

To all whom it may Be it known concern: I that I, JORA-M A. ZIEGLER, aUnited States, residing at Durmid, in the county of Campbell and Stateof Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in PocketCigarette Machines, of which the following is-a specific'ation.

This invention has reference to cigarette machines, and moreparticularly for indi-.

vidually forming and wrapping cigarettes as needed for the user. I

In accordance with the invention, the machine comprises a suitableeasing of a size and shape to be conveniently carried in the pocket ofthe user,;and capable of containing a suflicient supply of tobacco in aform which in which may be enclosed in paper in such manner as toproduce numerous tubular cigarettes with the meeting edges of the papersheets locked together, against liability of displacement, by means ofcrimping mechanism actuated by the movement of the parts in depositingthe tobacco in the paper, wrappingthe paper about the tobacco ininclosing relation thereto, and finally producing a fastening crimp.

In the operation of the device, the tobacco is deposited on the papersheet into turn the paper is shaped in the former, the paper being drawnfrom a-suitable reservoir of paper sheets and guided and shaped into atubula formation, after which the tobacco, in sntl icient quantity, ispacked into the paper forming the tube, whereupon the filled paper tubeis gripped in a manner to complete the tube in embracing relation to thetobacco, and the mechanism constituting the cigarette former is bodilymoved about its longitudinal axis with the paper tube held closed aboutthe deposited tobacco and upset or reversed with relation to its firstposition. This permits, during subsequent operations, a second papertube to be formed and filled with tobacco while the first cigarette hasits edges closed together and crimped against spread ing or separating.The operations are susceptible of repetition so long asthe supply ofpaper and tobacco in the cigarette ma-' chine lasts. It is quitepossible to provide a pocket size of cigarette machine with a supply ofpaper and tobacco to produce numerous cigarettes, ready for use, withoutrefilling the machine.

ments to be showing of the drawing,

Applieation'filed MarchBl, 1922. Serial No. 548,363.

The mechanism within the machine and contained within the casing,comp-rises a rotatable agitator, consisting of a toothed drum,traversing a comb plate so arranged as to strip the cut or shreddedtobacco from the teeth, leaving the tobacco in the path of areciprocatory vibrating yoke, having the function-of compacting the fedtobacco into a mechanismknown as a filler-former, in turn positioningthe cigarette paper for receiving the tobacco, until the paper is filledwith tobacco.

The filler-former is an effectively cylindrical member,'composed of twoparts rockable on each other about a central longitudinal axis, andcomprising two diametrically opposite matching parts, one operating toshape the cigarette and the other to receive the paper and tobaccopreparatory to the shaping and closing operation. In operative relationto the finishing action on the cigarette, there is provided crimpingmechanism for the meeting edges of the paper, whereby the paper envelopis made to close and lock the paper against accidental displacement,-While the initial steps of forming the cigarette are being performed onthe oppositegor higher part of the former before it is, moved to thedischarged position.

In connection with the cigarette machine there is rovided certainmechanisms responsive 0 hand manipulation for supplying the drivingimpulses in the required direction, these impulses not only causing theplacing of the paper and the deposition of the tobacco, but causing theagitation and distribution of the tobacco to properly feed the latterinto the: paper tubes forming the envelopes of the cigarette.

The interior mechanism of the machine includes gearing appropriate tothe move-- produced, with such gearing properly distributed andconnected for accomplishing the' purposes of the invention.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of the specification, with "the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the but may be changed and modified, so long as such changes andmodifications mark n0 matesections of the filler-former platform orapron rial departure from the salient features of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a pocket cigarette machine embodying theinvention;

Fig.2 is an elevation of the machine, as viewed from the end hidden inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the ma chine;

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the machine;

.Fig. 5 1s a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7--7 of F ig. 4; v

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4;

Figs. 9' to 18, inclusive, are enlarged cross and paper receptaele,showing different phases of the operation thereof;

Figs. 14 and 15 are different sections, each on an enlarged scale, ofdetails entering into the construction;

Fig. 16 is a detail view of a toothed drum and associated parts formingpart of the machine.

Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a follower for feeding the cigarettesheets. Referring to the drawings, there is shown a casing 1, which maybe of any suitable shape, but is preferably made of a shape and sizeconvenient to the pocket of the user, and may conform to the customaryshapes adopted for the carrying of cigarette tobacco, although anyparticular shape is not obligatory. Ordinarily the casing 1 is ofrectangular cross section in one direction and oval or rounded in theother direction, giving ample room for a tobacco chamber 2 at one end, arotatable agitator or picker drum 3 near the tobacco chamber to receivetobacco therefrom and deliver it to a toothed drum 4, with the teeth ofthe first-named or picker drum 3, intermeshing with the second-named orfeed drum 4, the two drums occupying the mid portion of the casing 1.The drum 4 is ordinarily located' above a made up of two members 5, 6,respectively, approaching each other and separated by a throat 7 ofwhich the apron 6, terminates in upstanding spaced fingers 8, betweenwhich, teeth 9, carried by and radiating from the drum 4, move;

The picker drum 3 is provided with radial picker teeth 10 within theupper portion of the casing 1, and protected by a cover plate or shield11 from engagement with tobacco lodged in the upper end of the casing 1.(See Fig. 6.)

Access to the interior .of the casing 1 is obtained by way of a passage12, normally move through the throat 7 into one closed by a slidabledoor 13 having edge grooves 14, coacting with spaced rods or supports 15extending lengthwise of the in-.

so that into a the ner face of the top .of the casing, after theintroduction of tobacco reservoir 2 in' the top of the casing, passage12 may be closed by the slide 13.

\Vithin the casing below the drum 4, is a vibrating yoke 17, providedwith a packing edge 18, (see Fi s. 6, 9 and 12) of a length about equalto tie length of a finished cigarette. This yoke is supported at theends by arms 19, pivotally carried by screws 20, in turn carried bysuch, for instance, as interior plates 21. The arms 19, at the endsremote from the yoke 17, are each connected to one end of an extensionspring 22, which latter is connected at the other end to a hook 23, orother fixed part of the casing 1, so that there is imparted'to the yoke17, a constant tendency in one direction, but which tendency iscounteracted by rollers 24 en aging in any one ofa series of successivedepressions 25 in the end peripheral parts of the drum 4, whereby on therotation of the drum 4, the yoke 17, has imparted to it a vibratingmovefixed parts of the casing,

ment caused in one direction by the springs 22 and in the oppositedirection by the depressions 25.

The'packing edge 18, is so located as to or the other of the two'diametrically opposite peripherally entering cavities 26 in afillerformer 27, rotatable about the axis of a shaft 28, mounted belowthe throat 7 for such rotation. The filler-former 27, best shown inFigs. 9 to 13,'comprises' two elongated, diametrically opposedtrough-shaped channels 29, on opposite sides of the shaft 28, andflanked by longitudinal grooves '30. The two members of thefiller-former 27 are capable of rocking toward and from each other tobring the edges of the grooves 30 into abutment or to space them apart.One long edge of each pair of grooves 30 is exteriorly milled, asindicated at 30 Fig. 4.

The trough-shaped members 30 are connected at one end to a head 31, andare also coupled together at the other end by intermeshing gear segments32, (see Fig. 5) on shafts 33, so that the members 29 are constrained tomove simultaneously though in opposite directions, whereby to cause thetwo opposed grooved members 30 to approach into edge contact, while .theopposite members 30 recede from each other.

' The head 31 has diametrically opposite notches 31, both in the path ofa tooth 31 on one end of a lever 31, pivoted to the end plate 21, andconstrained by a spring 31. The lever 31 has a projection in the'path ofone of the segments 32, to cause rocking of the filler-former on itsaxis, to move the lever 31 out of a notch 31, so that at the pinion 46meshing with the other shaft 33, so that the shafts 33 move 80 propertime, the filler-former may be released for rotation, but otherwise isheld against rotation by the tooth 31 in the respective notch 31.

he gear segments 32 are fast to respective shafts 33, which extend fromone end to the other of the filler-former 27, the segments 32 beinglocated at one end of the fillerformer, while at the other end thereofthe shafts 33 carry rockable pawls 34, on diametricall opposite sides ofthe shaft '28. Fast to t at end ofthe shaft 28, adjacent to the pawls34, is a pinion '35 meshing with a gear wheel 36, and another pinion 36separately mounted on a spindle 37, journaled in a bearing or support38, carried by an adjacent end plate of the casing 1. The spindie 37also carries two adjacent matching ratchet blocks 39 and 40 normallyseparated y an expansion spring 41, or as shown in Fig. 4. The shaft 28,at. the end carrying the pinion 35, is journaled in a plate 42, fast tothe support 38. M

ounted in and extending lengthwise of the filler-former 27, are the twoshafts 33, located on opposite sides of the shaft 28, each of saidshafts 33 carrying at each end a a like pinion 46 on in unison, and thetwo members of the fillerformer are constrained to rock oppositely withrelation to each other.

- shaft 47 carries a turn carrying a pinion The drum 4 is mounted on andfast to a shaft 47, journaled at walls of the casing 1. Within the drum4 the shaft 47 carries a spring casing 48, enclosing a coiled spring 49,having one end fixed to the drum 48, seated in a longitudinal groove 50,in a countershaft 51, mounted on the shaft 47, within the drum 48, sothat when it is desired to renew the spring 49, in case of breakage, theparts may be separated and the new spring ma be slipped intoplace. I

t the end of the shaft 47, "adjacent to the corresponding end 52 of thecasing, the

Wise made fast to it. The pinion 53, meshes with a gear wheel 54 on astub shaft 55, in 56 within a chamber 57, interior to the end plate 52,and the pinion 56 meshes with a gear wheel 58 mounted on thecountershaft 51..

he gearwheel 58 carries a ratchet wheel 59, While the gear wheel 57,carries pawls 60 urged to engage the ratchet wheel 59, by springs 61, sothat motion is transmitted from the stub shaft 55, through the pinion56, tothe gear wheel 57 a through the ratchet 59 and associated parts.The gear wheel 57 is in mesh with an idler 62, and by the gear wheel 62,in turn in mesh with a pinion 63, carried by a stub shaft 64, on whichis fast a one-way clutch 65 arranged to'mesh with a companionclutchmember 66, fast to a star the ends in the end and the other end pinion53', keyed or other-' wheel 67 (best shown in vFigs. 14 and 15), whichstar wheel is in the path of the pawls 34. The clutch members 65 and 66,arenormally held apart by an expansion spring 68, and are brought intoengagement at will by a rock lever 69, connected to a rod 70 andextendin through one wall of the easing into accessi le position andterminating in a push button 71, which push button is mounted in a boss72. The boss is large enough to accommodate another push button 73, inaccessible position, with the second-named push button connected by arod 74, to a rock arm 75, controlling the clutch members 39 and 4:0. j

Mounted in the end Wall 52, is a rotatable disk 76, provided with afoldable crank handle 77, accessible from the exterior of the.

casing 1, and provided with may be housed in a recess 79 in the disk 76,when not in use, and which may be withdrawn from the recess formanipulation when it is desired to rotate the disk 76. Fast to the disk76 is the ratchet block 40, which through the companion ratchet block 39im-; parts motion to the serves to store up power in the spring 49.

The picker drum 3 is mounted on a shaft drivenby a gear wheel 81 locatedin a cavity 82 between an end wall 83 of the easing 1, remote from theend wall 52, the other wall of the cqity being defined by a plate 84,separated from the wall 83 by spacers 85. Into the same cavity 82 theshaft 47, carr ing the drum 4, extends, and this shaft 47, carries apinion 86 therein. The shaft 47 withthe drum 4, is driven in theopposite direction from the direction of rotation of the picker drum 3,by intermeshing idlers 87, 88, within the cavity'82, so that on rotationof the shaft 47, which constitutes the driving shaft of the machine, thepicker rum is caused to rotate at a lower rate which in the particularshowing of the drawingmay be about one-fourth as fast as the drum 3 toseparate and agitate the finely cut tobacco used.

a knob 78, which filler former 27, and also voir 89 with suitablycompacted, folded sheets 90 of paper. (cigarette paper), direct-- edbetween guide plates 91 beneath an adjacent rubber-covered feed roller92, by which the paper is directed over and in contact with thefiller-former to the other feed roller 93 and beneath the vibrating yoke17.

The parts are timed in action so that a sheet of paper is 'fed into theupper portion, of the filler-former by the rollers 92, 93, the yoke 17being raised in the meantime, and the drums 3 and 4 cause the depositionof tobacco from the reservoir onto the paper as the yoke compacts the.charge of tobacco,v

after which the upper compartment of the filler'former closes, the yoke17 being withdrawn to perm-it the closing 0f.the filler tobacco, meansin the finished "cigarette is ultimately former. This closing of theupper compartment of the filler-former draws the upstanding meetingedges 94 together, leaving these edges in face-to-face contact andprojecting above the filler-former. Vhen this has occurred the sequenceof action causes a partial rotation of the filler-former until thecigarette forming portion of the fillerformer has rotated, "in theclosed condition, to the inverted position, whereupon the edges 94 aresubjected to the action of a knurled roll 95 carried by a slidable plate96 at the bottom of the casing 1 and is drawn lengthwise thereof, theplate 96 having fast thereto a scroll crimper 97 serving to hold theprojecting ends 94 of the paper envelope of the cigarette into aninterlocking fold sufficient to hold the paper envelop in encirclingrelation to the tobacco, whereby the latter is retained when thecigarette is finally discharged. Such discharge is accomplished on thewithdrawal of the scroll folder 97 due to the sliding of the cove). 96from the bottom of the machine. \Vlicn 15- charged, the timing of theoperation causes the reclosing of the filler-former at the bottomand theopening of the filler former at the top of the machine in position toreceive a sheet of cigarette paper and acharge of tobacco. The formationof another cigarette follows, ing of the tobacco in the paper tube andthe fastening of the'meeting'edgcs of the paper tube by crimping.

These operations all follow each other with great rapidity, and arecaused by a toand-fro rocking movement of the handle or lever 77,. whichmay be extended at the time for the'purpose, so that it is only a matterof a moment to produce-the cigarette ready for use.

Assuming that there is a suflicient supply of paper sheets and oftobacco in the machine, numerous cigarettes may be produced insuccession at one filling. The reservoir 89 for the sheets of cigarettepaper Opensithrough the casing l, and is "provided with a cover 98 heldin place by a slide or catch 99.

The paper 90 is pressed in the feeding direction by a spring-pressedfollower 100 in the reservoir 89.

-W'hat is claimed is 1. Apocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, areservoir in the casing for the casing for feeding the tobacco from thereservoir, means in the casing for delivering sheets of cigarette paperinto position to receive the fed tobacco, a filler-former in the pathof-the fed sheets of paper to shape each sheet into the form of atobacco-receiving tube, means to join the edges of the paper sheet toclose the tubes, and mechanism for rotating the fillerwith a repeatingof the enclosformer to a position to discharge the finished cigarettefrom the casing.

2. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a reservoir in thecasing for tobacco, means in the casing for feeding the tobacco from thereservoir, means in the easing for delivering sheets of cigarette paper,one at a time, into position to receive the fed tobacco, afiller-formerin the path of the fed sheets of paper, to shape the latter each intothe form of a tobacco-receiving tube in the filler former, meansoperative in conjunction with the filler-former to join the edges of thepaper sheet, and mechanism for rotating the filler-former to a positionto discharge the finished cigarette from the casing.

3. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a reservoir fortobacco in the easing, means in the casing for feeding the tobacco fromthe reservoir, means in the easing for delivering sheets of cigarettepaper, one at a time, into position to receive the fed tobacco, afiller-former with means to shape the paper sheets each intotobaccoreceiving tubes within the filler-former, means to fold the meetingedges of the paper sheets into interlocking relation about tobaccoconfined in said sheets, and mechanism for discharging the finishedcigarette from the casing.

4. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a reservoir in thecasing for tobacco, means in the casing for feeding the tobacco from thereservoir, means in the casing for delivering sheets of cigarette paper,one at a time, into position to receive the fed tobacco, a filler-formerin the casing with means to shape the paper sheets intotobacco-receiving tubes within the filler-former, means operative inconjunction with the meeting edges of the paper sheets into interlockingrelation about tobacco confined in said sheets, and means for rotatingthe filler-former and discharging the finished cigarette from thecasing.

5. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a easing, a reservoir in thecasing for tobacco, means in the casing for feeding sheets of cigarettepaper, one at a time, into position to receive the tobacco, afillerformer in the path of the fed sheet of paper, means for baccointothe paper sheet for lodgment of the sheet and tobacco therein intothe filler-former, means of the paper sheet together while in thefiller-former in enclosing relation to the tobacco therein, andmechanism for ultimately discharging the finished cigarette from thecasing.

6. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a reservoir in thecasing for tobacco, means adjacent to the reservoir for agitating andfeeding the tobacco away compacting the fed to-' filler-former to foldthe i for crimping the edges and from each from the reservoir, means inthe casing for feeding sheets of cigarette paper, one at atime, intoposition toreceive fed tobacco, a rotata l'e filler-.former in the pathof the fed sheet of tobacco, means for Compacting the fed tobacco intothe paper sheet for lodgment-of the paper sheet and tobacco therein intothe filler-former, means for crimping the edges of the paper sheettogether while in the filler-former, and mechanism for imparting rotarymotion to the filler-former and ultimately discharging the finishedcigarette from the casing. In a cigarette machine, a filler-former forwrapping tobacco in successive paper sheets, comprising: two similaropposed members with longitudinally grooved, facing portions to completethe cigarette, and means for opening and closing the fillerformer toreceive and discharge the cigarette.

8. In a cigarette machine, a filler-former formed of two like parts,rockable toward other, and adapted to open to receive tobacco andcigarette sheets in forming a cigarette close to shape the cigarette,with the aper in the form of a tube and the to acco enclosed therein,-and means to rotate the filler-former to discharge the cigarettes fromthe machine.

9. In a cigarettemachine, a filler-former for wrapping tobaccojnsuccession in paper sheets, comprising a longitudinally divided,cylindrical member hinged together inthe plane of division for rockingthe members toward or from each other, for approach and "'recessionfinalternation, whereby to open and close opposite sides of thetillerformer.

10. In a cigarette machine, a fillerformer composedof two elongated,diametrically opposed trough-shaped channel members arranged on oppositesides of an axially located shaft and flanked by longitudinal matchinfor the reception of cigarette paper and tobacco enclosed thereby toform cigarettes.

11. In a cigarette machine, a fillerformer composed of two elongated,diametrically opposed trough-shaped channel members arranged on oppositesides of an axially located shaft and flanked by longitudinal matchinggrooves to produce channels for the reception of cigarette paper andtobacco enclosed thereby to form cigarettes, said filler-former beingprovided with shaft on opposite sides of its longitudinal center line,intermes'hing gear segments at one end, and

pawls and an intermediate star wheel at h the other end. 7

12. In a cigarette machine, a casing, with a tobacco reservoir at oneend, agitating means for the tobacco located adjacent to the tob and tosubsequently grooves to produce channels.

and said shafts having a comb for the tobacco coacting with t eagitating means, packing means for the tobacco, and means for providingenclosingsheets of cigarette paper for the tobacco to complete thecigarette.

13. In a cigarette machine, a'casin vwith a tobacco reservoir at oneend, agitating means for the tobacco located adjacent to acco reservoir,a comb for the tobacco coacting with, theagitating means, packing meansfor the tobacco, a fillerformer, and means cooperating with thefiller-former to feed-sheets of cigarette paper thereto and to feedtobacco into the sheets of paper.

the reservoir,

"14. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirin the casin a filler former in the casing,-means for ceding cigarettepaper to the fillerformer, means for feeding tobacco into the, cigarettepaper fed to the' fillenformer, and means for rolling and dischargingformed cigarettes from the machine. j

15. A pocket cigarettemachine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirin the casing, a filler-former. in the casing, means for feedingcigarette paper to the filler-former,

means for feeding tobaccointo the cigarette paper fed to thefiller-former, and means for rolling and discharging formed cigarettesfrom the machine, said machine havin crimping mechanism to seal theedges of the cigarette paper after the deposition of the tobaccotherein.

16. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirin the easing, a filler-former in the casing,,means for feedingcigarette paper to the filler-former, means for feeding tobacco into thecigarette paper fed to the filler-former, and means for rolling anddischarging formed cigarettes from the machine, said machine having ascroll for folding the meeting edges of the cigarette paper and a rollerfor compressing the folded edges to interlock them. and 7 thereby sealthe meeting edges of the paper.

cigarette forming machine having means for feeding tobacco from areservoir thereof, means for feeding cigarette papers into the path ofthe fed tobacco, and a discharge end for the-completed cigarette provided with an opening having a slidable closure, a scroll on the closureto receive and fold the meeting edges of the cigarette paper insurrounding relation to tobacco therein, and a compression roller forcompacting and sealing the overlapping edges of the paper by thelongitudinal movement of the roller.

18. In a cigarette machine, a filler-former aving longitudinal cavitiestherein and rockable about a longitudinal central plane to enlarge andcontract said cavities, and apacking device movable into and out of saidcavities to shape cigarette paper sheets and bacco leaving from thereservoir and provided with ciga-'= rette shaping cavities, means fordirecting sheets of cigarette paper mto the cavities, means forcompacting tobacco fed from the 'reservoir onto said sheets of paper,means for spreading the cavities to receive the paper and tobacco and toclose the cavities ,to wrap the paper about the tobacco deposited onsaid paper sheets, means for inverting the filler-former with the sheetswrapped about the tobacco,'means for sealing the meeting edges of thepaper sheets to complete the cigarettes, and discharge means for thecigarettes located at the end of the casing remote from the tobaccoreservoir.

20. In a cigarette machine, a casing of a shape and size to fit thepocket of the user, a tobacco reservoir, means for feeding to bacco fromsaid reservoir to an intermediate part of the casing, a filler-former inthe path of the tobacco fed from the reservoir and provided withcigarette shaping cavities, means for directing sheets of cigarettepaper into the cavities, means for compacting tobacco fed from thereservoir into said sheets of paper, means for spreading the cavities toreceive the paper and tobacco and to close the cavities to wrap thepaper about the tobacco deposited on said paper sheets, means forinverting the filler-former with the sheets wrapped about the tobacco,means for sealing the meeting edges of the paper sheets to complete thecigarettes, and discharge means for the cigarettes.

21. In a cigarette machine, a casing adapted to fit the pocket of theuser, a to bacco reservoir in the casing, a picker drum in underlyingrelation to the reservoir, a distributer drum underlying the pickerdrum,

a vibratory packing yoke associated'with the distributer drum, arotatable filler-former for receiving the tobacco from the distributerdrum, means for opening and closing the filler-former, and means forcompleting and discharging the cigarette from the eas- 2-.

pocket size, a tobacco reservoir therein. a picker drum within thecasing in position to'receive tobacco from'the reservoir, a distributerdrum in the casing in'position to receive tobacco from the picker drum,a-

filler-former in the casing in the path of to the distributer, means forfeedilggsheets of cigarette paper to the fillerfor the tobacco, toproduce an cigarette paper in position, means 22. In a cigarettemachine, a casing of packing means former, means for rotating thefiller-former to invert 1t, means for securing the edges oi:

the cigarette paper wrapped about the tobacco in the filler-former, andmeans 'opcr-- able to cause the discharge of the completed cigarettefrom the machine.

23. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirtherein, means in the casing for placing a sheet of cigarette paper inposition, means for depositing tobacco thereon, means for wrapping thepaper around the tobacco to form a cigarette, and means for agitatingthe tobacco between the tobacco reservoir and the position Where thetobacco is deposited on the sheet.

24. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirtherein, means in the casing for placing a sheet of cigarette paper inposition, means for depositing tobacco thereon, means for wrapping thepaper around the tobacco to form a cigarette, and'means for agitatingthe to bacco between the tobacco reservoir and the position Where thetobacco is deposited on the sheet. said last-named means comprising apicker drum and a distributer drum agitation of the tobacco.

25. A pocket cigarette machine comprising a casing, a tobacco reservoirtherein. means in the casing for placing a sheet of for depositingtobacco thereon, means for wrapping the paper around the tobacco to forma cigarette, and means for agitating the tobacco between the tobaccoreservoir and the position where the tobacco is deposited on the sheet,said last-named means com-. prising a picker drum and a distributer drumfor the tobacco, to produce an agitation of the tobacco, and connectionsbetween the two drums to cause the distributer drum to rotate aplurality of times faster than the picker drum.

26. In a cigarette machine,

the combination of a casing, a tobacco reservoir, feeding means forcigarette paper to receive the tobacco, forming means for the cigarettepaper-to shape it to enclose the tobacco, and packing means fordepositing the tobacco in the cigarette paper, all of said meansoperating wholly within the casing.

27. In a cigarette machine, the combination of a casing, a tobaccoreservoir, feeding means for cigarette paper to receive the-tobacco,forming means for the. cigarette paper to shape it to enclose thetobacco, and for depositing the tobacco in the cigarette paper, said,machine also including sealing means for the cigarettes and dischargingmeans for the delivery of the completed cigarettes from the machine- 28.In a cigarette machine. a filler-former comprising a rotatable member,rockable members on opposite sides thereof and havmg matching groovesparticipating 1D. the

rocking movements, means for depositing cigarette papers and tobaccothereon into the grooves, and means for moving the filler- Former toopen and close the grooves.

29. In a cigarettemachine, a filler-former comprising a rotatablemember, matching members on opposite sides of the rotatable member andprovided with cigarette formmg grooves, means for opening and closingthe grooves in alternation, means for feeding cigarette papers to bridgethe grooves, and timed in operation to enter the grooves when the latterare open, the machine having feeding rollers for the paper spaced apartto a greater extent than the width of the groove when open. ee s- 30. Ina cigarette machine, a rotatable filler-former having matching membersexterior thereto and rockable about an intermediate longitudinal axisindependent of the rotatable movement of the filler-former as a whole,said exterior members being provided with longitudinal matching grooves,and means for causing the rocking movements of the exterior members inalternation to open and close the grooves.

31. The combination of a former having grooves shaped to form acigarette, said former being constructed to open and close, means forfeeding paper to the former while closed, means for delivering tobaccoto the paper while on the former with the former open, and means forcompacting tobacco and forcing the paper with the tobacco thereon intothe grooves of the former.

32. The combination of a rotatable former having grooves shaped to forma cigarette, said former being constructed to open and close, means forfeeding paper to the former while closed, means for delivering tobaccoto the paper while on the former with the former open, means forcompacting tobacco and forcing the paper with the tobacco thereon intothe grooves of the former, and means for rotating the former after thecigarette is formed and before the paper is secured.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoingas my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature.

J ORAM A. ZIEGLER.

